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Forty-soventh Year.
Daily Twelfth Yf.-ir.
MEDFORD OREGON-, FRIDAY.' MAY IS. 1917
NO. 49
CRISIS ENDS If! RUSSIA
SOCIALISTS JOIN CABINET
Coalition Cabinet Including Six So
cialists Completed Generals Re
sume Their Commands Premier
Lvoff Optimistic States Condi
tions Already Show Signs of Im
provementArmy to lie Democrat
izedGovernment Now'Has Power
PETROGRAD, May 18. The for
mation of n cabinet in which six so
cialists are included bus been com
pleted. Premier Lvoff expresses high hopes
that the coalition ministry will wenth
ed the storms which have convulsed
the country, demoralized the fight
ing forces and raised the sinister
spectres of anar"chy and taction.
Generals Alexieff, Hrusilnff and Our--ko
have resumed their commands.
Lvofrs Statement.
PETROGRAD, May 18. After a
reception. into the cabinet of five so
ciali representatives of the council
of deputies, Premier Prince Lvoff
received a representative of (lie As
sociated Press and authorized him
to transmit-to Amciica an express
ion of the premier's confidence in
the future. Premier Lvoff said :
"The most serious crisis in the
modern history lias been satisfacto
rily settled and conditions already
show marked symptoms of improve
ment. It is my impression that "the
new coalition cabinet will receive the
supporf - of all reasonable "Russian
citizens. We have for the first time
the prospect of a government which
will combine both moral authority
and material power. -
Cabinet DlfllculUcs.
"Most of the difficulties of my
first revolutionary cabinet arose fronr
the fact that in all questions I and
my colleagues were obliged to rely
solely upon moral persuasion. There
was no actual government power
with material force, such as you have
in America nnd in the other demo
cratic countries of the world. 'After
two months experiment we discover
ed that moral influence was a suffi
cient weapon with a vast majority of
reasonable Russian citizens who de
sired tranquility but unluckily both
in the civilian population and the
armv there were individuals and
small (.'roups who actively aimed a I
anarchy and repudiated all forms of
discipline.
"It. became plain that the govern
ment could not reined v this condi
tion without macrial force and this
force could only be obtained if lep
resentntives of the socialist and al
lied left parlies entered the govern
ment nnd agreed to support it mi
shrmkingly in n policy of combined
freedom and order. If this solution
nau proven unrcaciiaiile we were
. threatened with general anarchy, fob
lowed by n national dissolution will
revolution and a reactionary coiuitci
revolutionary movement as the final
stage.
Anny Democratized,
'j'hic moral course of unsuccess
ful revolutions, 1 hope, has been
averted as (he result of the agree
ment between the temporary govern
ment anil Hie council of deputies. The
council has undertaken to support the
government against iinaivhy and dis
order and fuithcr to work for the
restoring of discipline in Ihe nnnv.
naturally on condition, which wc
(Continued on Pagu 8lx.)
STRIKE VOIE TAKEN
SAN KKANCISCO, May IS. A
referendum strike vote among S.lllHi
members of the four brother'.ioods oi
employes of the Southern Tactile
railroad is being taken, it he'-unic
known here today. The result will
not be know n for ten days. The pro
posed strike does not involve the
eight-hour law, but is over other dil-
a joint grievance beatd.
10 A 1
PfclNCE- LVOP
Premier Prince Lvot'f, who declares
that Itusiinn government lias safely
weathered crisis and averted period
of involution nnd anarchy.
lit
LONDON, May IS. The first of six
fully organized and equipped hospi
tal units which the American Red
Cross is sending to France arrived in
England yesterday. Tho unit com
prised about 300 person, Including
twenty army medical officers, sixty
nurses and more than 200 other at
taches. This unit will be the first officially
sanctioned by the United Stntes gov
ernment to carry the American flag to
the battle fields of France since the
United Slates entered the war. After
a brief stay In TJngland the unit will
be sent to the continent where it will
take charge of a base hospital behind
tho Dritlsh front. The hospital will
have accommodations for 500 pa
tients and ho fully equipped by the
Dritlsh hospital service.
Sir Alfred Keogh, surgeon-general
of tho rirltish army, In making the
foregoing announcement to the Asso
ciated Press today, said It had been
decided to send from America six
units comprising about 1500 persons.
NEW WORLD'S RECORD FOR
LIGHT FLY CASTING
NEW YORK, May 18. A new
world's record for light tackle dis
tance fly easting of feel was made
here yc.-lerdny by J. Scliwinn of the
Newark. X. .)., Unit and Ely Casting
club. Tbi' rod used was not more
than four ounces.
SCTNES JUST BEHIND THE ALLIED LINES IN THE ATTACK NOW IN
I , . , M
, J :WLv ''mS !. s-.-fcW-T " "l.Jiy sz. - v 4 7ri
Till auiinilerfiil picture come
latitnl iH lilrnl tho lit'nclios nd
OREGON GUARD
ENTERS FEDERA
All National Guard Organizations
Called to Colors Between July 15
and August 5 Arrangements for
Incorporating Militia Into Army
Made Company Seven Called
WASHINGTON, May 18 All na
tional guard organizations will be
called into federal service between
July 15 and August 5.
Governors have been authorized to
recruit all organizations to . war
strength.
The dates of assembly ill the west
ern states follow:
July 25 Montana, Wyoming, Ida
ho, and Oregon.
August 5 Oklahoma, Texas, Kan
sas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona
Nevada, "Utah and California.
Arrangements for formally incor
porating the guard into the armies of
the United Slates terminating for the
war period their status as militia or
state troops, are understood to be
based upon the possibility of sup
plying full war equipment for the
troops.
It is also understood that the
sixteen divisional caiilonment camps
for the guard will all be in the south
eastern and western departments.
Dates upon which various state units
are to be moved to the big camps
from state mobilization points will
depend upon completion of the quar
ters and supply system nt the can
tonment camps.
Coast Artillery Included.
The formal announcement of the war
I department fixing the date for exer
cise of the draft says that all nil
tional guard coast artillery com
panics will be drafted July 15.
I "After being drafted," the state
ment continues, 'organizations will be
held nt company rendezvous for about
( two weeks nnd will then be sci.t to
.concentration camps m the southern,
i southeastern and western depart
ments. AH national guard organiza-!
lions both in and out of the federal
service will bo recruited at once to
full war strength. The necessary
nrtns, equipment and clothing for re
cruits is not nt present on hand, but
it is hoped nil supplies will be avail
able by the time the troops are sent
to their concentration camps."
The order informs the adjutant
general that the enlisted men of the
national guard reserve, as well as of
the active forces, will be draflcd on
the dates given.
Army Assignments.
The division of the national guards
and selective army which will be sum
moned about September 1 will be lo
cated by mililary departments ns fol
lows: Northeastern department, first di
vision selective army.
Eastern department, second, third
and fourth divisions, selective army.
Southeast department, sixth, scv
cnlh nnd twelfth divisions, selective
army, and fifth, sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth, tenth, sixlecnth, seventeenth.
(Continued on jinro bIx.)
llr ect from the weMern front In Irnnre,
fcho s wounded soMiers !el!ig cared for
YOUTH AND BRIDE HELD FOR MURDER
Vest
PiM k If V
Joseph Ito(U'iibauili ad Ills bride, IN year-old Pearl lleitkainp lied
rnlmii"Ji, who were arrested In San l-Vanriseo charged with (lie niunler of
Mi's. Alieo QulUer Dunn in St. Paul Int April. Tho youth confessed to tho
murder of the woman and the killing of Policeman Coiuum-.v, of .Minneap
olis, but deelaret his wile is entirely innocent.
GIRL BRiDE WILL
STAND BY YOUTH
(Staff Sprcful.)
SAX FUAXnsCO, May 38. Trag
ic realities ceiipsrd the honeymoon
of Pearl Ileitkamp Uedenbniili, 18,
Columbus, Neb., fi'r, when she and
her hoy husband, Joseph lfedenbnnijh,
.!),, were n rusted here charged with a
cold-blooded crime.
Tho police hold them responsible
for the murder of Mrs. Alice Quiller
Dunn in St. Paul, Minn., on April 'Jti.
It is now believed that the tzr is
innocent, nnd that what sho thought
was a har."" "wenMinir trip' to the
Pacific was n flight by her husband
from the scene of the killin.?.
Killed Woman for $:l,0".
Tiedenbauirh willingly confessed,
police declare, Hint he and nceoni
plices killed Mrs. Dunn for tin; sum
of -fll, 01)0, and two nights before mor
tally wounded Policeman Comiery of
Minneapolis, who lind arrested them
for spcedin:.
The youthful pri-onor, who stoutly
maintains his wife knew nothinu of
his evil doing, imui.cd olTieiuls by
his cool reeitnl of ni astounding list
id" crimes tlijil bcynii when he was
only nine yenrs old.
Penr I leil kiintp, the bride, is a
"small town" girl, ller moth"! is
prominent in the society of ('oliint-
( Continued on pages six )
PROGRESS AGAINST THE HIN
The phi ore shown wnr nt close range. It wn lken Immediately linik t lm lumlr 1 1 in. -flu ft!- i, ilrvpmiiiK
And Iwdici Iwlug roinovH. Notke nt the h-ft, two GTinan uldlni, wring mnull ruiid liuts.
VI TNI
LONDON, Hay IS. In tho course
of an editorial on the Navy League
luncheon, tho Times, referring to Ad
miral Sims' co-operation with tho
Hritish admiral, says:
"In return wo aro lundlni! them
Captain Kvana of tho destroyer lead
er Uroke."
The Times does not Indlcato whore
or how Captain Evans Is co-operating
with tho United States navy.
Tho Broko was ono of two Dritlsh
destroyers which engaged and defeat
ed six German destroyers off Dover
on tho night or April 2t. Tho Uroke,
after ramming one of tho (lermanH,)
was attacked hy two other enemy
craft while tho crew of tho rammed
vojsoI attempted to hoard her. Tho
hoarders were driven into tho sea and
the two other destroyers put to flight.
Later the Broke, hailly damaged and
with her main engines out of com
mission, torpedoed and sank ono of
tile remaining (icmwiu hoals.
Captain Kvans was second In com
mand of tho famous Kcott Antarctic
expedition ami on his return was dec
ornled wilh the Order of the Hath hy
King (ieorge. lie delivered several
lectures In the I'nlled Stall's lieforo
rejoining Ihe navy fur nctlvo service
DENBURG LINE, RESULTING IN
1 RUSSIA
FIRST EFFORT OF
All Available American Ships, Seized
German Liners and Spare British
Ships to Carry Munitions and Sup
plies to Russia Rationing of Neu
' trals Discussed With Balfour.
WASHINGTON', May 18. All
nvnilnhle American ships, the seiz
ed Clernian liners and nil Hie ships
Great llritnin can spare from her own
needs, prolmbly will soon he currying
war munitions and grent ipmnlities of
railroad supplies to Russia.
As part of the united effort to hold
fast tho liussinn provisional eovem
ment against German influences ami
encourage n liussinn militarv ol'fon
sive, the allied war committee are
making preparations lo furnish the
necessary transportation for sup
plies lo properly equip nnd maintain
the liussi.m armies.
Itiltloning of Neutrals.
The rationing of Holland, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland und
Spain were discussed formally today
at u conference at the state depart
ment between liritisli Foreign Secre
tary lttilfour, Secretary Lansing, Sec
retary lied field and liritisli nnd Am
erican trade experts, Tho necessity
of limiting exports slrietl.y to those
countries to prevent their finding their
way into enemy's hnnds and conserve
every !ossihle ton of allied shipping
for the most essential work was con
sidered in all. phases.
A general understanding was reach
ed lis to the complete participation
of the Uniled States in the rationing
system already developed by the al
lied nations. Tho detailed working
out of tile agreements, however, de
pends on the enactment of legislation
giving the president power of em
bargo and granting the shipping board
control over all cargo space.
Klnhoriito System.
The allies in t tie first two yours
of the war have built up a most elab
orate system lo allow only enough
supplies imporlcd to countries con
tiguous to (ierniuny to mnintain their
normal stocks.
Voluminous stnlislics have been
collected to nssuro the snfegunnling
of the neutral's' necessities. Semi
official agencies have been establish
ed in several of the countries to co
operate in this plan and guarantee
that alteslcd imports will not fall in
to enemy bands.
The Hritish have submitted nil
these statistics lo the American of
ficials, who in lurn have added val
uable siipplemenlary information col
lected by American consuls while this
country was slill neutral.
$200,000 Distillate Destroyer! by Plot
SALT LAKE CITY, Mny IS. That
tho 2 00,0l)0 worth of dlstlllalo de
stroyed by an explosion at (leriach,
Nevadad, early today, was tho result
of a woll-fonned plot.', was tho news
sent to local oN'Iooh of tho Western
l'aclflo and Soul horn Pacific by In
vestigators. The distillate which was
contained In thirly cuns was on lis
way to San Kraaclsco.
THE CAPTURE OF BULLECOURT
ALLIED NATIONS
FLASH
AT RETREAT
OF TEUTONS
British Capture Bullecourt After
Three Weeks' Fighting Tremen
dous Sacrifice of Germans In Vain
and Burning Towns Give Hint of
Another Strategical Retirement
Italians Take 6432 Prisoners in
Drive Jap Fleet to Aid French. ,
Hulleeourt is at Inst ill British
hands and tho Drocourt-Qucnnt lino
appears doomed. Tho tremendous
sacrifices made by the Germans have
proved in vain and tho flumes of
burning towns behind their lines give
color to reports that Field Marshal
Von lliiidenhurg is contemplating un
other strategic retreat.
Additional reports from tho Italian
front emphasizu the importunee of
the victory won by General Cndoma
but they nlso bring word that Aus
triiins have reacted and apparently
the usiiul period of counter attacks
will follow the first successful as
sault on Ihu Isonzo heights. Tho
enormous difficulties of tho terrain
over which General Cadorna is oper
ating render improbable any sensa
tional advance and tho prospects aro
for a repetition of tho hammer und
tongs fighting that is proceeding in
I'Vance.
Jup Fleet Arrives.
Probably the most important nows
from Europe is tho announcement
that Japan is'going to take an active
part in Ihu greut ntruggie. A Jnp''
uncso naval force has arrived nt
Jlhrscillcj to join the . campaign
against tho German submarines, es
pecially, according to the dispatches,
with the purpose of protecting French
shipping. This unheralded action by
Ihe allies' oriental partner raised both
political and military questions of su
preme interest, upon which, however,
.there is no light at present.
On Italian Front.
LONDON', May 18. liritisli henvy
artillery batteries aro cooperating
wilh Ihe Italian army in tho Italian
offensive ngaiust tho Austrian on
the Julian front, according to an of
ficial statement issued this afternoon
by tho Hritish war offieo.
KOMI", May IS Auslro-IIiingnr-cording
lo high command without
their offensive on the Julian front
are known to number (I l.'IU, says tho
official statement issued today by
the Italian war department.
'file Italian announcement Pays
thai from Tolniino to the sen tho ur
tillcrv was active. Kl'forts innilo by
the A uslro-Hungarians against the
new 1 1 n lin ii positions on the Vodico
and south of Ornzigun were repulsed,
CJerinan Admission. '
IIKKUN, May 18. Tho offieinl
statement issued today by tho Ger
man army headquarters staff snys
thai Ihe ruins of Ihe former vitiligo
of lliillecourt were evacuated by
them yesterday. The Germans licad
ijiiarlcrs statement says:
"Artillery fire on both sides of the
Scarpe again increased. An Knglish
attack launched after midnight on
Ihe (iavrcl!c--l,,i'esnes road was re
pulsed by bund lo hand fighting.
'The ruins of the former villago
of Hulh urt were evneunted ae-
conliii'r lo high command without
d isl uiha nee by the enemy, who only'
esliibli-heil himself llicre Iwenly-four
hours lalcr."
UP TO PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON', May 18. l'resi.
dent Wilson's approval was the final
di p m ssnrv today In make tho waf
inuy hill a law.
As a preliminary Vice President
Marshal ami Speaker Clark were to
sign the bill today nfler which it
toes to the white bouse. The presi
dent was exHcled to sign the bill
immediately and to issuo a procla
mation fixing the day for tho regis
tration of men for the anny.